Hefei vs Kathmandu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kathmandu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$443
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1153
🏠 One person rent
$277
$147
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$283
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$231
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
28
😀 Quality of life
65
45
🏙️ Population
9.37M
846K

The cost of living in Hefei is 64% more expensive than in Kathmandu. Cities ranked 6780th and 8885th ($727 vs $443) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in China and Nepal, respectively. Check China vs Nepal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.5 months in Kathmandu. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Kathmandu ranked 1st in Nepal, while ranked 4171st and 6524th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Kathmandu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$1.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$6.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$180
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$97.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$359
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$22.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$34.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
12.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$8.86
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$1.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$25.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$53.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$87.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$4063

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Lalitpur
$350
47 km or 29 mi Hetauda
$311
94 km or 58 mi Birgunj
$335
124 km or 77 mi Janakpur
$321
146 km or 91 mi Pokhara
$377
183 km or 114 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
222 km or 138 mi Gorakhpur
$306
234 km or 145 mi Biratnagar
$339
235 km or 146 mi Patna
$356
238 km or 148 mi Saharsa
$297
261 km or 162 mi Damak
$331
300 km or 186 mi Purnia
$303
320 km or 199 mi Bhagalpur
$268
322 km or 200 mi Siliguri
$314
332 km or 206 mi Gaya
$337
346 km or 215 mi Jaunpur
$331
355 km or 220 mi Varanasi
$316
359 km or 223 mi Raiganj
$312
384 km or 239 mi Shigatse
$930
398 km or 247 mi Mirzapur
$365
400 km or 249 mi Paro
$455
410 km or 255 mi Malda
$311
411 km or 256 mi Saidpur
$293
421 km or 262 mi Thimphu
$387
431 km or 268 mi Allahabad
$461
438 km or 272 mi Balurghat
$311
443 km or 275 mi Rangpur
$298
447 km or 278 mi Lucknow
$393
449 km or 279 mi Dhanbad
$285
468 km or 291 mi Kulti
$284
476 km or 296 mi Asansol
$273
479 km or 298 mi Dhangadhi
$396
485 km or 301 mi Ranchi
$396
493 km or 306 mi Rajshahi
$279
495 km or 307 mi Berhampore
$309
503 km or 313 mi Durgapur
$288
510 km or 317 mi Bheemdatta
$379
510 km or 317 mi Bogra
$282
517 km or 321 mi Kanpur
$329
553 km or 344 mi Jamshedpur
$330